The Pre-launch…
1992:
While in Bible College the dream for an authentic, come as you are, life giving church community in Johnson County begins in the heart and mind of the founding pastor, Timmy Gibson.
1994:
June: Timmy graduated Bible College and married his dream girl Jana (a fellow choir member in the church he attended!)
2001:
Timmy and Jana took a trip up from Houston, Texas to scout out the Kansas City area for a possible location to start the church they’d dreamed of for so long.
2002:
October: Pastor Timmy and family finally move back home to Kansas.
November: Assembled the Olathe Life Dream Team.
December: They began holding Sunday night vision meetings where they shared the vision over dinner… in the first meeting 37 people showed up –God was up to something special at this point.

The Launch…
2003:
January: Our first OLF service held at Indian Trail Jr. High with 64 people in attendance. Not sure how they found us, but they did.
March: 1st Easter attendance was 149.
2004:
January: We outgrew the Indian Trail Jr. High facilities. Moved next door to Olathe South High School where the average Sunday attendance of 157 continued to grow.
March: 2nd Easter attendance was 400
2005:
January: Attendance continued to climb reaching an average Sunday Attendance of 237.
March: 3rd Easter attendance was 530
2006:
January: Average attendance continued to climb to an average of 275.
March: 4th Easter attendance was 490
2007:
January: We launched our 5 year strategic plan.
April: 5th Easter attendance was 600.
May: We’ve seen a 30% increase in our average attendance from 2006 to an average of 350.

To infinity and beyond…
Only God knows the rest of the OLF story, but we invite you to help write the story and be a part of our real, no perfect people allowed, life giving community. It’s refreshing!